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I think the worst I had was 15 minutes between starts. I expect it's no big stress for the system, but it really dents the efficiency, which is why I ...
My add-on Raspberry Pi controller does implement just such a thing, with a next_permitted_change countdown timer, currently generally one hour minimum...
After seeing Dave Gorman tot up the fees for a "Product of the Year" contest, I'm very cynical: who says it is "Most sustainable and innovative domest...
Come now, Derek, but then the owners of the utility companies would not be sure that their fixed costs would be covered and you can't expect capitalis...
@saz as I understand it, flow rate is higher and more critical with heat pumps and a lot of microbore was installed badly, with sections shared betwee...
Swytch looks great for daytime fair-weather riders but it looks like it might not work for me or many other people who cycle for transport year-round ...
Where are you getting the liquid soap ingredients from and what recipe are you using, please? I'm currently using the little cif dilute-at-home refi...
@alec-morrow I can't completely agree with that. The Mitsubishi FTC6 is simply not smart enough yet for all homes. I'm not here to make the fine adjus...
@kev-m The graphs are from the OpenEnergyMonitor emoncms add-on app called "MMSPHeatPump" which was posted to their forums. The output from the defaul...
Yes, that seems to be what's happening. In this graph, blue is the power output the controller has worked out, red is what the pump actually uses and ...
That will teach me to read too fast! I'd been away and only just managed to pass that horrible insulting discriminatory "are you a human?" test (I kno...
Some settings like the weather compensation curve are behind a long-press on the menu key (so not the usual tap to open the menu) but do not require a...
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RE: Vaillant ecoTEC Plus - Flow Temp and Set Up
JamesPa The chart explains well how the heat curve an...
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Please bear in mind, everyone, that in order to use thi...
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RE: The good, the bad and the not that great – my heat pump installation
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RE: I need help with Ecodan ASHP
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RE: 15kw pump for 225m2 1990's house - over kill?
@seaviews your installer would be right to say that the...
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RE: Tradespeople on Their Phones: What’s Acceptable When They’re Working in Your Home?
Actually, that's a very important point. I've only ev...
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RE: The Changing Jet Stream Could Challenge UK Air Source Heat Pumps
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RE: Aerotherm and weather compensation
These are likely inked. The basic explanation is tha...
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RE: Electrical works for air to air heat pump
agree with above. I have not had extra costs added wh...
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